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• Suppose you want to defros t for 5 minutes at
30%.
Procedure
Step Press
1. Enter defrosting time. 005
2. Press power level pad
eight times or hold down
until the desired power
level appears.
power
level x 8
3. Press START. S TART
When the defrost time is complete, a long tone will
sound and END will appear in the display.

Manual defrost

If the food that you wish to defrost is not listed on
the Defrost chart or is above or below the limits in
the Amount column on the Defrost chart (see page
22), you need to defrost manually.
You can defr ost a ny fr ozen f ood, either raw or
previously cooked, by using Power Level for 30%.
Follow the exact 3-step procedure foun d under To
set power level. Estimate defrosting time and press
power level pad eight times for 30% power.
For either raw or previously cooked frozen food the
rule of thumb is approximately 4 minutes per pound.
For example, defrost 4 minutes for 1 pound of frozen
spaghetti sauce.
Always stop th e oven period ically to rem ove or
separate the portions that are defrosted. If foo d is
not defrosted at the end of the estimated defrosting
time, program the oven in 1 minute increments on
power level 30% until totally defrosted.
When u sing pl astic containers from the freezer,
defrost only long enough to remove from the plastic
in order to place in a microwave-safe dish.
manual Operation

Time cooking

Your M icrowave Oven can be progra mmed for
99 minutes 99 seconds (99.99). A lways enter the
seconds af ter the minutes, even if they are both
zeros.
• Sup pose yo u want to  cook fo r 5 minut es at
100%.
Procedure
Step Press
1. Enter cooking time. 005
2. Press START. S TART

To set power level

There are eleven preset power levels.
Using lower power levels increases the cooking time
which is recommended for foods such as c heese,
milk and long slow cooking of meats. Consult cook-
book or recipes for specific recommendations.
Press power
level pad number
of times for
desired power
Approx.
Percentage
of power
Common
words for
power
levels
power level x 1 100% High
power level x 2 90%
power level x 3 80%
power level x 4 70% Medium
High
power level x 5 60%
power level x 6 50% Medium
power level x 7 40%
power level x 8 30% Med Low/
Defrost
power level x 9 20%
power level x 10 10% Low
power level x 11 0%
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